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Pro-Palestinian protesters gather in front of the Travis County Jail to support those arrested during protests at the University of Texas earlier in the day, April 24, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
The police violence we see today is not a fluke. It is what the criminal-legal system was designed to do. ... The Texas Rangers, established in 1835, represent another early form of policing aimed ...
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments of more than 20 Austin police officers over tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd’s killing ...
A protester is tackled by police and arrested at the pro-Palestinian protest on April 24, 2024, at the University of Texas at Austin. At least 50 troops in riot gear were deployed to disperse protesters, with reports of police on horseback and carrying batons aggressively engaging with the demonstrators. [56]
El Paso Police had asked on Twitter for "the public's support in making this a peaceful assembly as a tribute and in honor of Mr. George Floyd", and El Paso native Khalid encouraged the public to stay safe. [33] The event began peacefully, but late at night officers blocked protesters from reaching the police headquarters, angering many protesters.
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, an African-American man, was murdered by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis.A video of the incident depicting Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for an extended period, attracted widespread outrage leading to local, national, and international protests and demonstrations against police brutality and racism in policing.
A Texas prosecutor whose office oversaw indictments against more than 20 Austin police officers for tactics used during the 2020 protests that followed George Floyd's killing said Monday he was ...
The Occupy movement has been met with a variety of responses from local police departments since its beginning in 2011. According to documents obtained by the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, [1] the FBI, state and local law enforcement officials treated the movement as a potential criminal and terrorist threat [2] and used fusion centers [3] and counterterrorism agents to investigate and ...